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August Lodge BaseballAccommodations
August Lodge and baseballhave been fixtures together ever since the Lodge was builtin 2007. Baseball vacations have been made fun, relaxing experiences for guests of theAugust Lodge.August Lodge and baseball go back to when the Lodge was built in 2007. The lodge islocated near Cooperstown, NY - The Home of Baseball. Baseball fans from around thecountry have vacationed here. Entire teams have rented the lodge for their stays forgames at some of the local playing fields.Doubleday Field is the primary ballpark in Cooperstown. Although it used to be used formajor league exhibition games, it's still used for the Hall of Fame Classic. This beautifulfield is the quintessential intimate ballbark. It was even featured in the movie "A Leagueof Their Own" (with Geena Davis and Tom Hanks)?It's not the only field in town, though. The home of the American Youth Baseball Hall ofFame Invitational Tournaments, Cooperstown Dreams Park hosts games all summerlong, as does Cooperstown Baseball World and Cooperstown All Star Village. Thesebaseball camps are world-renowned among the youth baseball crowd.August Lodge has had guests visiting all the parks, as well as The National BaseballHall of Fame and Museum and many visiting other baseball attractions.The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum an award-winning museum, and is adraw for kids of all ages from all around the world. It's a must for any fan's pilgrimage toCooperstown.But the town is more than baseball, as any local resident or previous visitor toCooperstown can tell you. It was founded by Judge William Cooper, who was the fatherof the famous author, James Fennimore Cooper. (You may recognize him as the authorof "Last of the Mohicans," one of the "Leatherstocking" stories.)One of the most interesting local attractions is the Fenimore Art Museum. It presentschanging and permanent exhibitions of North American Indian art and artifacts,American Folk Art, 19th-century genre paintings, Hudson River School,and Americanphotography.A wonderful working farm, the Farmer's Museum harkens to America's agrarian past. Ithas a working smithy, as well as many authentic exhibits. The Cardiff Giant is housedhere in a lovely exhibit. Here is where you can also ride the impressive Empire StateCarousel. This treasure, finished in 1998, is intricately carved with the images of famouspeople from New York State, as well as indigenous animals.
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